Hyacinth Chinweuba
The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, has said, it intercepted 24, fairly used vehicles, 1,716 bags of imported rice and 1,148 Jerry can of petrol in the last seven weeks.
This information was given by the Customs Area Controller, CAC, Compt Bello Jibo, in a media chat with newsmen at Seme border.
He added that the command recorded a total of 128 seizures with duty paid value of N182.9 Million between October and November.
Compt Jibo, asserted, ” A total of 128 interceptions were made with duty paid value of N182,887,347.”
Adding, ” The contraband seized includes 1,716 bags of foreign rice, 1, 148 Jerry can of petrol, altogether 28,700 liters, 17 Jerry Cans of vegetable oil, and 10 Jerry Cans of Coconut oil.”
He continued, ” Others are 24 unit if smuggled Vehicles, three motorcycles, 991 pieces of medication, 30 pieces of used Tyres, eight cartoons of 25 bottles each if apetamin multivitamin syrups and 48 packets of tramadol.
Adding, ” Also we seized 397 packages of 144 rubber condoms, 395 cartons of different Tin Tomatoes, 332 pieces and 120 bottles of betadine mouth wash, 160 capsules and 100 sachets of efferalgen paracetamol.”
The customs Area Controller, CAC, posited, ” The perpetrators of the evil acts fled on sighing the officials and abandoned the vehicles and contraband.”
His words: ” Officers and Men of the command will continue to exercise their statutory responsibilities in the overall socio economic prosperity of the nation.”
Compt. Jibo, opined, ” Nigeria Customs Service will continue to facilitate and encourage compliant traders and at the same time police our borders effectively.”